The liability damage and personal injuries from small, fast-moving unmanned civilian vehicles can be huge—and more and more often will keep the Federal Aviation Administration, lawyers, and all of us on high alert.

The plan to force phone networks and ISPs to store two years worth of phone call and email data is on hold following a parliamentary inquiry into telecommunications interception laws. Is this the Snowden effect?

Australia has been ranked the world's happiest developed nation for the third year in a row, beating Sweden, Canada, Norway, and Switzerland. The U.S. came in sixth, while the U.K. just made the top 10.